The awards are presented in the fields of both television and motion pictures.

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The motion picture awards were first presented in 1944.

Awards for television were first presented in 1955.

The Golden Globes were not regularly broadcast on TV until the early 1980s.

On January 7, 2008, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced the cancellation of the traditional Golden Globes ceremony due to the ongoing Writers Guild strike. The winners were announced during an hour-long press conference on January 13.

Ricky Gervais – No celebrities were off limits during Ricky Gervais' opening monologue at the 2011 Golden Globes. He managed to offend Angelina Jolie, Johnny Depp, Charlie Sheen and several others in a span of five minutes.

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Jack Nicholson – Jack Nicholson was in the middle of a rambling speech after winning Best Actor in a Drama for "About Schmidt," when he told the audience he had taken a Valium earlier in the night. Well, that explained it!

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Tina Fey and Amy Poehler – When Tina Fey and Amy Poehler co-hosted the Golden Globes in 2014, the duo brilliantly took on Hollywood's leading men. They poked fun at George Clooney's inability to stay in a relationship (at the time), Leonardo DiCaprio's penchant for dating models and had other celebrities crawling under their tables to avoid being a target.

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Matthew McConaughey – Matthew McConaughey won his first Golden Globe award in 2014 for his role in "Dallas Buyers Club." The actor gave a poignant tribute to his mother in his acceptance speech, calling her his "inspiration."

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Renee Zellweger – Renee Zellweger took a bathroom break right before she won for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy for "Nurse Betty." Hugh Grant announced she was the winner and when they couldn't find her, he began to accept the award on her behalf. That was until Zellweger raced to the stage and had the audience in stitches.